Improving Motivation and Learning Outcomes of MTsN 2 the Great Aceh Students in Vocational Processing Subject Through the Cooperative Learning Model Think Pair and Share

One learning strategy that can be used to increase motivation and learning outcomes is by using cooperative pair think and share models. This research was carried out on the material of vocational processing with the subject matter “Processing healthy food from fresh vegetables” in class VII (2) MTsN 2 The Great Aceh aimed at seeing the improvement of students’ motivation and learning outcomes by using this learning model. The research subjects were students of class VII (2) MTsN 2 The Great Aceh, amounting to 32 people, consisting of 14 men and 18 women. The approach taken in this study was a quantitative descriptive approach and the type of research used was Classroom Action Research (CAR). Research data collection instruments are learning implementation plans (RPP), observation sheets of teacher and student activities, student worksheets, student motivation sheets for processing vocational subject matter by applying think pair and share cooperative learning models where learning outcomes are analyzed using percentage test and student motivation by referring to the criteria of analysis results of learning motivation level. Based on the results of the data analysis, it can be concluded that: (1) There is an increase in motivation and learning outcomes in class VII (2) MTsN 2 The Great Aceh, as seen from (1) the results of classical learning completeness of 37.5% in the cycle I became 875% in cycle II with an increase of 50%, (2) Student motivation scores also increased from “high” to “very high” categories. The average motivation score obtained when filling out the questionnaire in cycle I was followed by 32 students, namely 65.625% classified as “High”, while the average score of motivation in cycle II was 81.25%, which was classified as “Very High” with an increase 15.62%.